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Araf

100% boys · 9 born in 2025

Araf has been given to about 191 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2023, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 190
Median age today9 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Araf per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2023 · 16
  • Born in 20259
  • All time191
  • England & Wales, 202514

How popular is Araf?

Its best year was 2023, when 16 babies were given the name, ranking 5679th. The typical living American called Araf is about 9 years old today.

Names that sound like Araf

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Aarav0.77
  2. Ara0.71
  3. Abram0.60
  4. Aryan0.60
  5. Arman0.60
  6. Arian0.55
  7. Adam0.53
  8. Alan0.53

Middle names for Araf

Ranked by flow score
  1. Araf John0.77
  2. Araf Lee0.77
  3. Araf Dean0.76
  4. Araf Bryce0.76
  5. Araf Ross0.76
  6. Araf Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Araf

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hazielbrother · 0.82
  2. Bryerbrother · 0.82
  3. Emilianasister · 0.81
  4. Bodenbrother · 0.81
  5. Laylanisister · 0.81
  6. Seraphinasister · 0.81

Where Araf is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Araf White0.72
    2. Araf Reyes0.72
    3. Araf Nguyen0.72
    4. Araf Moore0.72
    5. Araf Lee0.72
    6. Araf Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Araf

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.